Skeleton Makeup

Sheleen McElhinney from Feasterville, PA took this photo of herself on Halloween.

The angle of this photo makes the lovely skeleton makeup look sultry. Thought each skull makeup I see is unique, it's the style of the photo that draws me in. Oddly the angle of the photo and the style of makeup also make it feel natural, as if Sheleen always looks like this. Of course, she doesn't, but it's fun to pretend.

Halloween Skull Girl

Paula Ferrari is "a French painter living in the south of France. I work with mixed media on canvas and paper and fabric. I have made this girly skull card for Halloween with paint and paper cut."

I know Halloween was yesterday, but Dia de los Muertos starts today. I thought this cheerful celebratory skull girl bridged between both holidays. I hope you all had fun last night and this past weekend celebrating. I hope you all continue the celebration by incorporating Dia de los Muertos into your lives. Celebrate the lives of your loved ones who have passed on, with the loves ones who are alive. Head to your local Hispanic bakery for some pan de muerto (bread of the dead) and perhaps a sugar skull too.

Halloween Skull Cake

Christie Medaglia from upstate New York, "made this skull cake for my son's Halloween party in school." She explained, "My son loves everything skulls. I found a copy of your book in his art teacher's class room tonight at open house, and had to go to your website."

I have fond memories of my mom making all sorts of awesome cakes for different events. However, she never made a skull cake...well I don't recall any skull cakes. I hope Christie's son's class enjoyed her deliciously spooky skull cake. Also, we love knowing how people find Skull-A-Day. I also found Skull-A-Day through one of Noah's books, "Skulls".

Skull Card

Jennifer Ferrell, created a skull card for Halloween.

Receiving a card is always a nice way to know someone is thinking about it. Receiving a hand made personalized card oozes love. Jennifer created the skull by tearing and aging white cardstock. She used a stamp set for the spider and web designs. She placed a red rhinestone in the misshapen eye, to resemble a pirate's eye patch. For more of Jennifer's work, visit her blog, Ferrellgraph.